Ashraf Rifi

Ashraf Rifi (1 April 1954-) was the General Director of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces from April 2005 to 1 April 2013, succeeding Ali al-Hajj] and preceding [[Roger Salem. On 15 February 2014, he became Minister of Justice, succeeding Tammam Salam and preceding Shakib Qortbawi.

Biography
Ashraf Rifi was born on 1 April 1954 in Tripoli, Lebanon to a Sunni Muslim family. Rifi studied the sociology of crime at Lebanese University before studying with police forces in Canada, Saudi Arabia, and France. In April 2005, he was promoted to Major-General and made General Director of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces after Ali al-Hajj's resignation, but in April 2013 he resigned due to reaching the age limit. His deputy Roger Salem succeeded him, and Saad Hariri vouched for him to be the new Prime Minister of Lebanon. On 15 February 2014, Prime Minister Tammam Salam appointed him Minister of Justice after he left that post, and he continued to have a role in leading Lebanon's police.